The 10 WORST Films of Johnny Depp

The 10 WORST Films of Johnny Depp

Is the world out of love with Johnny Depp? When did this collective crush of ours end? Lone Ranger, Depp's latest film, was savaged by critics and barely given a chance by audiences.

To be fair, he hasn't been making it easy. A gifted actor with extreme charisma he may well be, but Depp's career choices haven't been particularly solid in the last few years, and it may be time to question our fondness for him. Or at least to hunt up a few of his many finest moments.

This, however, is just the opposite. Here, dear readers, is our list of the 10 worst Depp movies. Do feel free to disagree.

Lone Ranger

Depp's new "whiteface" routine hasn't impressed audiences or critics who'd rather see a Native American actor play Tonto, one of the most iconic roles in pop culture. Depp and Armie Hammer try their best in this bizarre Gore Verbinski western, but the director (and Depp) should have stopped with the great Rango.

Dark Shadows

The idea of a bizarrely ahead-of-its-time gothic and shadowy television show being ported to modern cinemas by Tim Burton and starring Depp in the lead sounds incredible. And it was, on paper. (By which we mean that at least the posters looked good.)

But caught between darkness and drollery, a spoof and a spook, this film came a cropper quite spectacularly -- even as its perfectly picked cast watched helplessly.

Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End

The Pirates Of The Caribbean films are a very muddled franchise, and here, in sum, is the report card: the first one was a huge laugh and a wonderful ride, the second tried to take it too far but Depp was fun enough, and the fourth had Penelope Cruz.

Notice how we didn't mention the third? Yeah, that's because it's this one.

From Hell

Alan Moore's marvellous graphic novels have a history of being butchered by men who make them into movies. And while this adaptation of his exquisitely crafted procedural thriller about Jack The Ripper tried affectionately to cram in as much detail, it faltered rather fundamentally -- and Depp's accent was a significant worry.